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Cornell Notes - Digital Version (Editable Google Doc) Course Video # Video 2.04 - Case Study of Gideon v LAW140-023 Name and Name Wainwright Questions/Keywords...

Cornell Notes - Digital Version (Editable Google Doc) Course Video # Video 2.04 - Case Study of Gideon v LAW140-023 Name and Name Wainwright Questions/Keywords Notes Do you feel that an The 6th and 7th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee the attorney should be right to an attorney. In addition, the 14th Amendment say that: required to be “No state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due provided in the event process of law.” one cannot be ❖ Facts of the case: afforded? Absolutely. In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested and charged Habeas Corpus: the with breaking and entering in Panama City, Florida. right of a citizen to Gideon was caught stealing money from vending obtain protection machines in a pool hall. against illegal Gideon could not afford a lawyer and requested an imprisonment. appointed attorney to represent him. Judge denied his request stating that attorneys were provided to “only indigent defendants facing harsher penalties.” Gideon lost the trial and was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Following the verdict Gideon filed habeas corpus. His claim to Florida’s Supreme Court was due to his lack of lawyer at trial. The Florida Supreme Court denied his petition; Gideon appealed his case to the United States Supreme Court. He hand wrote his petition. SCOTUS chose to hear his case in 1963. The court ruled unanimously in favor of Gideon stating that the 6th Amendment of the Constitution requires states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with a felony who cannot afford representation. Court states that Gideon’s conviction was unconstitutional because he was denied this privilege. This content is protected and may not be shared, uploaded, or distributed. Cornell Notes - Digital Version (Editable Google Doc) Summary We talked about how the 6th and 7th amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee the right to an attorney. We also learned about the 1963 Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright and how that affected the way right to attorney laws are interpreted in state cases. This content is protected and may not be shared, uploaded, or distributed.